Vernon Davis

Key matchups and storylines for the Eagles’ NFC East clash with the Washington Redskins at Lincoln Financial Field (Monday, 8:20 p.m., ESPN).

Matchups

Eagles DTs vs. Redskins Gs

Fletcher Cox and Tim Jernigan will be going against backup guards Jonathan Cooper and Tony Bergstrom. The Eagles desperately need to take advantage of the mismatches here to stop the run and get pressure up the middle on backup QB Colt McCoy. Washington also might be vulnerable at left tackle, as Trent Williams is battling injuries to his thumb and ribcage.

Ezekiel Elliott made the $21 donation after his touchdown. Amari Cooper took the freebie following the first of his two scores.
The bonus for the Dallas Cowboys: They're all the way back in the NFC East race.
Cooper celebrated his first touchdown with a...

There never was a mandate, those who made the NFL's rules over the years recall, to suck the joy out of whatever Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson or Joe Horn might do to punctuate a touchdown.
There was no single incident that was the catalyst, as they...

LANDOVER, Md. — What happened on Sunday was just the beginning. Receivers like DeSean Jackson, Pierre Garcon and Jamison Crowder running free down the field was simply a teaser.
In future games, the Philadelphia Eagles will experience the likes of...

Halapoulivaati Vaitai wasn't ready for prime time, but Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson's failure to adjust proved to be much more egregious than his faulty judgment of Big V in the first place.So Sunday's 27-20 loss to the Washington Redskins...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — DeSean Jackson isn't taking part in voluntary team workouts, and the Washington Redskins don't seem to care.Jackson was the only healthy player not at Redskins Park this week for the first organized team activities of the offseason....

By Bucky Dent, The Sports Xchange
ST. LOUIS — The Monday night lights sure agree with the San Francisco 49ers.
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw for three touchdowns and 343 yards as San Francisco overcame a 14-0 first-quarter deficit for its seventh...

So far, things have not gone according to plan for the San Francisco 49ers. The team that made it to the last three NFC Championship Games and a Super Bowl was supposed to cruise-control its way to another playoff berth and once again contend for the...

New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham received the wide receiver money he wanted Tuesday.Team officials confirmed to The Sports Xchange that a deal was done, but would not discuss financial details. NFL Network reported the agreement includes $13...

Josh Johnson
's Madden rating should get a bump after his first
NFL
start in seven years.
Johnson, who played Madden NFL 19 to learn his new teammates' names, led Washington on two scoring drives in the fourth quarter to beat the
Jacksonville...

Washington tight end
Vernon Davis
, already nominated for the
NFL
's Man of the Year Award, is one of eight finalists for the league's Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award.
The other finalists, announced Friday, are Jacksonville defensive end
...

Julius Peppers
,
Von Miller
and
Vernon Davis
are among the 32 nominees announced Thursday for the
NFL
's Walter Payton Man of the Year award.
Unlike in the past, when three finalists were selected before a recipient was chosen, one player...

Ezekiel Elliott made the $21 donation after his touchdown.
Amari Cooper
took the freebie following the first of his two scores.
The bonus for the
Dallas Cowboys
: They're all the way back in the
NFC East
race.
Cooper celebrated his first...

All it took was 60 minutes of football to start penning the NFL obit for quarterback Alex Smith.
Under a withering “Monday Night Football” spotlight, during Drew Brees’ coronation as the league’s all-time passing yardage leader, Smith suddenly seemed...

The NFL season kicks off Thursday, and for fantasy football fans we’ll all see whether we’re the savvy drafters and amateur scouts many of us think we are.
The season never completely plays out like it’s supposed to, and thankfully so. A few surprise...

Fantasy football still has plenty of league drafts this weekend, but even for those who’ve picked their teams, the work doesn’t stop when they’re off the clock.
You’ll want to watch how several deep sleepers perform in the final slate of preseason games...

Fantasy draft strategy articles often discuss tier-ing, and as it happens, this year's tight end position is about as easy as possible to separate into tiers. There's a very distinct "Big 3" at the top, which could really be divided into two tiers, the...

In a statement posted Sunday to his Twitter account, Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor cited the "risk of paralysis" in indicating that his NFL career was over. The four-time Pro Bowler and "Legion of Boom" member suffered a season-ending neck injury...